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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe New York Yankees can acknowledge multiple reasons why they did not win the 2024 World Series, but the most haunting one might involve someone who was not even on the team. Management\u2019s reported decision to back out of a potential Jack Flaherty trade with the Detroit Tigers had big consequences, the kind that carried over into the playoffs and possibly the World Series.<\/p>\n
Injuries devastated the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 pitching staff in 2024, forcing them to get aggressive at the deadline. They capitalized on the Yankees\u2019 reluctance and completed a move to acquire Flaherty. The right-handed starting pitcher staggered for much of the postseason, recording a 7.36 ERA in five games, but he allowed skipper Dave Roberts to stretch out his bullpen a bit more.<\/p>\n
In a hotly-contested five-game Fall Classic, a burnt-out reliever group could have conceivably made the difference. The 22 innings of work Flaherty gave LA in October helped position the club for its title run. There are more obvious causes for New York\u2019s unsuccessful World Series pursuit, including Aaron Judge\u2019s continued big-game slumps, managerial mistakes and inexplicable defensive lapses, but passing on Flaherty might have created an unfortunate ripple effect.<\/p>\n
Well, Yankees fans can take some solace in knowing that the organization did not merely dismiss the idea of striking a deal with the Tigers. General manager Brian Cashman was willing to accept the medical risks for the right price.<\/p>\n
Yankees were still trying to work something out for Flaherty<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cThey were still trying to trade for me as {the deadline} was going on,\u201d Jack Flaherty told the \u201cFoul Territory\u201d podcast. \u201cThey had still been trying to make just a different trade. Like, \u2018we don\u2019t love the medicals, but we\u2019re still trying to make a trade.\u2019 I was like \u2018okay, whatever. I\u2019m in LA now.\u2019 And then ending up against them in the World Series was kind of a full circle thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This revelation corroborates what Cashman has said regarding negotiations. New York obviously considered it much too risky to surrender high-quality prospects for a rental who had experienced struggles and injury issues in the past. The Yankees breezed to the American League pennant without Flaherty, so it is unfair to bury Cashman or the organization for the move.<\/p>\n
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This revelation corroborates what Cashman has said regarding negotiations. New York obviously considered it much too risky to surrender high-quality prospects for a rental who had experienced struggles and injury issues in the past. The Yankees breezed to the American League pennant without Flaherty, so it is unfair to bury Cashman or the organization for the move.<\/p>\n